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PLAQUEMINES MATERIALS, INC. v. BESS

No. 9284.

379 So.2d 766 (1979)

PLAQUEMINES MATERIALS, INC. v. Larry K. BESS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Klein, Belle Chasse, for plaintiff.

Robert E. Lee, Gretna, for defendant.

Before REDMANN, BOUTALL and SCHOTT, JJ.

REDMANN, Judge.

Rightly or wrongly expecting an under-$45,000 price for his house being built by plaintiff under an oral contract for "cost of [labor and] materials plus 15%," defendant received a bill for about $63,000 when the house was about 98% complete. The resulting disagreement occasioned the house's remaining vacant while 10% yearly interest on the construction loan continued to accrue. Defendant now appeals from a judgment for $70,178.66 (actually $1,000...

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